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A counter-height fireplace makes a cozy, inviting focal point…
…Hearth & Home. A counter-height fireplace makes a cozy, inviting focal point…
…have thought that you could hang a fireplace like a picture frame or a flat-screen…

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…screen in front of your fireplace. Keep paper, fabrics…
…items away from the fireplace or stove. Install…
…backup system in case of power outages and flooding. Attic…
…a fireproof safe or outside of your home. Consider…
…ways to safeguard the outside of your home.

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Installing a Rumford Fireplace Count Rumford was a man ahead of his…
…of a more efficient and clean burning fireplace. Rumford recognized that it was the radiant heat generated by a fireplace that actually warmed the room. The air…

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… Generators are often used during power outages. Generators that are not properly used…
…generator or other fuel-powered machines outside the home. CO fumes are odorless and…
…glass or metal screen in front of your fireplace to prevent sparks from igniting nearby…

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Fire A fireplace or stove makes a house…
…backup in case of electrical power outages. Hardwiring is easiest…
…installed in the basement, outside sleeping areas, in workrooms…
…preferably from a phone outside the affected home). The…

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…and begin to take on water. Extended power outages in the winter can be even more dangerous…
…lifesaver. Despite the fact that power outages have been taking place in the U.S…
…sure the portable generator is placed outside and at least five feet away from a window…

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…the difference between the inside and outside temperatures. For example, if you set…
…air conditioning turn-on times as the outside temperature changes. Most programmable…
…the clocks do not lose time during power outages. Before you buy a programmable thermostat…

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